The Lovely Bones

Year:

2010

Duration:

135 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Peter Jackson

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 35 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2010-01-15

Filming Locations: Camperdown Studios, Camperdown Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand

Earnings

Budget: $65,000,000

Opening Weekend: $116,616 (USA) (13 December 2009)

Gross: $43,818,839 (USA) (7 March 2010)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mark Wahlberg

Jack Salmon

Rachel Weisz

Abigail Salmon

Susan Sarandon

Grandma Lynn

Stanley Tucci

George Harvey

Michael Imperioli

Len Fenerman

Saoirse Ronan

Susie Salmon

Rose McIver

Lindsey Salmon

Christian Ashdale

Buckley Salmon

Reece Ritchie

Ray Singh

Carolyn Dando

Ruth Connors

Nikki SooHoo

Holly

Andrew James Allen

Samuel Heckler

Jake Abel

Brian Nelson

AJ Michalka

Clarissa

Thomas McCarthy

Principal Caden

Stink Fisher

Mr. Connors

Evelyn Lennon

Susie Salmon - Aged 3 Years

Stefania Owen

Flora Hernandez

Marley McKay

Nate

Ashley Brimfield

Teenage Girl in Parking Lot

John Jezior

Mr. O'Dwyer

Anna George

Mrs. Singh

Kirit Kapadia

Mr. Singh

Richard Lambeth

Deputy

William Zielinski

Deputy

Glen Drake

Deputy

Nick Baker

Deputy

Dan Kern

Hospital Doctor

Greg Wood

Hospital Doctor

Freya Milner

Jackie Meyer

Katie Jackson

Leah Fox

Ruby Hudson

Lana Johnson

Tina Graham

Sophie Cichetti

Phoebe Gittins

Mr. Harvey's Victim

Anna Dawson

Mr. Harvey's Victim

Lili Bayliss

Mr. Harvey's Victim

Bruce Phillips

Grandfather

Veronica Horn

Grace Tarking

Jack Hoffman

Fashion Show MC

David C. Roehm Sr.

Mr. Coleman (as David C. Roehm Sr)

Seth F. Miller

Soccer Coach

Lee Miller

Townsperson

Michael A. Salvato

Townsperson

Nakia Dillard

Townsperson

William Hummel

Townsperson

James Vassanelli

Townsperson

Scott Evans

Townsperson

Billy Jackson

Mall Shopper

Bob Burns

Mall Shopper

Kathy Burns

Mall Shopper

April Phillips

Police Station Mother

Grace Carden-Horton

Police Station Girl

Gabby Greig

Police Station Girl

Bravo

Holiday the Salmon Family Dog

Stan The Wonder Pug

Himself

Michael Ahl

Traveler / Shopper (uncredited)

Courtney Baxter

School Kid (uncredited)

Gary Beck

Tim - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Robert Bizik

Mall Shopper

Michael Edward Brooks

Suspect #1 in Mall (uncredited)

Lee Burkett

Christmas Shopper

Jennifer Butler

Christmas Shopper

Gregory R. Campbell

Mall Shopper

Catherine Corcoran

Murder Victim (uncredited)

Tom Delconte

Mall Shopper

Martha Gay

Diner Waitress (uncredited)

Richard Graves

Mall Patron

Peter Jackson

Man at Pharmacy (uncredited)

JaQuinley Kerr

Mall Shopper

Basil Kershner

Curious neighbor (uncredited)

Bruce Kirkpatrick

Mr. Steadman

Charlie Kirkwood

Bell Bottoms Guy at Mall (uncredited)

David Kneeream

Mall Shopper

Sandra Landers

Schoolteacher / Victim (uncredited)

Maximilian Law

Police Officer Perez

Robyn Malcolm

Foreman's Wife (uncredited)

Fallon Maressa

Nurse (uncredited)

Jaclyn McHugh

Mall Shopper

Andrew McKeough

Soccer Player (uncredited)

Jeffrey Mowery

Photographer (uncredited)

Michelle Nagy

Toy Store Cashier (uncredited)

Jean Orlando

Mall Shopper

Johnny Pulcinella

Soccer Player (uncredited)

Vincent Riviezzo

Store Owner (uncredited)

Shawnee Robertson

Mall Patron

Kurt Runkle

Mall Patron

Charlie Saxton

Ronald Drake

Chuck Schanamann

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Brian Michael Scully

Mall Patron

Joseph Tornatore

Mall Shopper

Dan Van Wert

Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Mark Violi

Mall Shopper

Richard Whiteside

Detective (uncredited)

Mike Wilson

Mall Shopper

John Wooten

Shopper (uncredited)

Scott Yannick

Police Officer Henderson

Did you know?

Trivia

The main reason 'Ryan Gosling' quit his role as Jack before filming started was that during read-through sessions with Peter Jackson and the rest of the cast he felt that, at 26, he was too young for the role. Jack was supposed to be in his late 30s. Despite repeated assurances from Jackson that he could portray Jack with proper makeup, Gosling insisted that, as a method actor, he would not be able to portray the character well enough and was finally let go. 'Mark Wahlberg' was brought in only one day before shooting started.

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Alice Sebold, who wrote the novel, said that she preferred an unknown actress for the role of Susie Salmon. After she was cast for this film, the relatively unknown Saoirse Ronan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Atonement (2007).

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For his role as George Harvey, Stanley Tucci had his skin lightened, his chest and arm hair dyed to match his blondish-brown comb-over wig, and wore false teeth to alter his jaw line. He also wore blue contact lenses and a lentil-filled fat suit to widen his girth. All topped off with square-frame eyeglasses, a fake mustache and sideburns. Since Tucci was uncomfortable playing a child molester, he wanted to alter his appearance for the role as much as possible.

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Goofs

In the mall scene there is a "First Act" drum set in the background scenery. First Act musical instruments did not begin until 1995.

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After Jack has been beaten up by Brian in the cornfield we see that several more buttons on his shirt have come unbuttoned but in the next scene where he is being rushed through the hospital, only the top button of his shirt is unbuttoned.

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When George Harvey is looking at the scrapbook he has on Lindsey Salmon the first article refers to Lindsey receiving a soccer award on Saturday the 9th of May. The 9th of May occurred on a Saturday in 1970 and 1981 which is incorrect in the context of the film. Furthermore, if one closely examines each of the supposedly different articles they each contain the same exactly phrased paragraphs though in different arrangements, sometimes very incongruously (such as an article about her sister's soccer award containing exactly the same paragraph about a helicopter search for her missing sister as in a previous unrelated article).

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Quotes

Ray Singh: [voiceover] If I had but an hour of love. If that be all is given me. An hour of love upon this earth...

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Susie Salmon: You realize by the time I see my photos, I'm gonna be middle-aged.

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Susie Salmon: These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence. The connections, sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent., that happened after I was gone. And I began to see things in a way that let me hold the world without me in it.

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Faq

Q

Is "The Lovely Bones" based on a book?

A

Yes. The Lovely Bones (2002) is a novel by American writer Alice Sebold. The novel was adapted for the movie by New Zealand film-maker Peter Jackson, his wife, co-producer Fran Walsh, and screenwriter Philippa Boyens.

Q

Does the trailer spoil anything?

A

No. The only plot point the trailer "spoils" are the fact the George Harvey (Stanley Tucci) is the killer and Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered. However, these things are revealed at the very beginning and set up the scenario for the rest of the story. The Lovely Bones is not a murder mystery. It is a contemplative look at death and how it affects loved ones. While there are some moments of suspense, there are no true "plot twists" or "big reveals" as pertains to the murder. However, there are several unexpected turns in the story that relate to Susie's death and that made the book treasured by so many readers.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Lovely Bones can be found here.

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